As My Joints Turn: My Autoimmune Soap Opera has officially moved to WordPress. Blogger has been a great host for many years, but I've decided to make some changes. All posts and comments are now located here. I will be shutting down the blogger site soon. I can now be found at: asmyjointsturn.wordpress.com A new... Continue Reading →
What’s in a name…a lot of love…
Years ago, when trying to come up with an online name, I chose Lolabellaquin. It's a combination of my pet's names (at the time). I'm often called Lola instead of my real name as a result, which is fine by me. Lola was my first cat, my queen, my heart and I have written about... Continue Reading →
The bottom line…
After 22 years with the same insurance, my company recently switched to a more cost effective program. By reputation, it's a great insurance. It's the same insurance I had as a child but with the changing times, and my jaded experience I was expecting the worst. So far, I'm grandfathered in with my Tier III... Continue Reading →
Reality bites…
I don't watch any of the Housewives TV shows but I know there is a woman on one of the shows that is fighting Lyme Disease. Recently, while scanning People magazine, I read that her former step daughters made a comment that "if she could do a reality show, she is obviously not dying". The... Continue Reading →
20 minutes matter
I normally write about patient advocacy and living with a chronic illness, but today, I'm really moved to write about something that has been really troubling me the past few days. There was a case in California involving a Swimmer who attended Stanford University who was convicted of raping an unconscious woman behind a dumpster.... Continue Reading →
The life of pain…
I was speaking to a friend this week about pain. When you hurt yourself, your pain typically stays in one spot. You break your leg, you expect your leg to hurt. When you have a form of autoimmune arthritis, your pain travels....sometimes in pairs. Pain is like a box of chocolates, you never know what... Continue Reading →
We’re not gonna take it anymore….
I have a disability, but I'm not disabled. To people living with chronic illness, this makes perfect sense. To people who are not "spoonies" or living the chronic life, it doesn't make any sense. I have a disability called polyarticular spondlyoarthropathy-NOS (not otherwise specified). Most people have no idea what that means, so I just... Continue Reading →
BECAUSE….
Morning: It took me almost 2 hours to get out of bed this morning BECAUSE I was so stiff. I threw my hair up BECAUSE trying to do it would have been too painful on my wrists, elbows, and shoulders. My clothes were laid out, but as usual, I struggled to get the bra... Continue Reading →
The art of getting well….
My dad had a stroke 12 days ago. He is 79 and has multiple medical issues, but this was still a shock. Luckily, it was determined he had a TIA and not a full-blown stroke. When I first saw him 10 hours later, he seemed fine. Looked good, sounded good. He seemed like himself. Then... Continue Reading →
Hear me ROAR…
You know the old saying that if March comes in like a lion, it goes out like a lamb (and vice versa). Well, here in the North East of the US, the weather has shifted from freezing and snow one day to 70 degree weather the next. We are in "lamb" mode! While I enjoy... Continue Reading →
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